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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Some of these firms who have achieved cost overruns continue to be hired by the city. The name Perkins Eastman comes up as one of these. Why isn't there more pushback from the public, city council when these same firms are selected over the years?[/quote] That's just an architecture firm, they don't drive the cost or oversee anything related to the overall project budget. Fundamentally it comes down to awful mismanagement by DGS, and the various hiring rules (CBE, First Source, etc) which often mean there are only 1 or 2 contractors/subcontractors who meet all of the requirements. They know they have little to no competition (and also contribute to the Mayor, let's be honest) and can soak the project because of it. If you look at charter renovations of old DCPS buildings they are half the cost of the ones managed by DGS.[/quote]
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